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The National University of Singapore (NUS) said yesterday it will convene a committee to review its disciplinary and support frameworks, after a female undergraduate accused it of not doing enough to punish a fellow student who had filmed her showering. Ms Monica Baey, 23 and a third-year NUS communications and new media undergraduate, said the Peeping Tom was made to write a letter of apology, undergo mandatory counselling, banned from entering Eusoff Hall and suspended from school for a semester. The chemical engineering student was not charged and was instead given a 12-month conditional warning by the police. "I want real consequences for perpetrators that commit such acts and I want to know that NUS will reprimand them seriously so other potential perpetrators know they will face punishment if they commit (such acts)," she wrote on her Instagram page. She also revealed the identity of the male student. When asked about the incident, NUS' dean of students, Associate ... » Learn More about NUS to relook disciplinary processes after student’s complaint

KUDOS to President Rodrigo Duterte for following the recommendation of his economic team and certifying as urgent proposed amendments to the Public Service Act, the Foreign Investments Act and the Retail Trade Liberalization Act. The ball, as the saying goes, is now in Congress’ court. Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez 3rd said the President had certified as “urgent” Senate Bill 2094, or “An Act amending Commonwealth Act 146, otherwise known as the Public Service Act”; SB 1156, or “An Act promoting foreign investments, amending thereby Republic Act 7042, otherwise known as the Foreign Investments Act of 1991”; and SB 1840, or “An Act amending Republic Act 8762, otherwise known as the Retail Trade Liberalization Act of 2000.” In a letter to Senate President Vicente Sotto 3rd on April 12, Duterte said the passage of the measures will “address the immediate and continuing need for legislative reforms to provide a more conducive investment climate, increase job opportunities, foster ... » Learn More about Economic bills are not just urgent but imperative

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday (Apr 14) he got his second COVID-19 vaccine shot, three weeks after getting the first dose. The Russian leader announced getting the jab, which was kept out of the public eye, at a session of the Russian Geographical Society, in which he took part via video link. “Right now, before entering this hall, I have also gotten the second jab. I hope everything will be fine. I don’t even hope as much as I'm sure of it,” Putin said. The president told reporters after the event that he didn't experience any adverse effects after the second shot. “As you see, everything is normal, no side effects,” Putin said, adding that doctors told him he developed "a good immune response" after the first shot. Putin got his first coronavirus shot on Mar 23, also out of sight of the cameras, and the Kremlin wouldn't reveal which of the three vaccines currently approved for use in Russia the president has taken. READ: Putin's COVID-19 ... » Learn More about Putin gets second COVID-19 vaccine shot